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7.5Born on the 1st of January 1900 in a poor family in rural Sicily, Modesta pursues happiness since her childhood without falling victim to the constraints of society. After a tragic event that takes her away from her family, Modesta is welcomed into a monastery, where she becomes the Mother Superior’s protégé thanks to her intelligence and stubbornness. Later, she arrives at the villa belonging to the Princess of Brandiforti, where she makes herself indispensable. This relentless process of emancipation goes along with a journey of personal growth and sexual awakening, which lead her to discover and claim the right to pleasure and happiness.
The Art of Joy
2024
5.5While visiting her fiancé's mother in southern Italy, a woman must fight the mysterious and malevolent curse intent on claiming her daughter.
The Binding
2020
6.9In the late 1970s and early 80s, assassinations in Sicily get the attention of Communist deputy, Pio La Torre, who appeals to General Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa to become prefect in Palermo and take on the Mafia. Dalla Chiesa approaches the job with the same focus and methods he used in hunting down the Red Brigade.
One Hundred Days in Palermo
1984
7.2Five stories center on a werewolf, a feudal landlord, peasants, a ghost, and a mother and her sons.
Kaos
1984
3.8After learning the identity of the man who killed her husband, a young widow struggles with whether to forgive the killer or avenge her husband's death
Black Sun
2007
A theatrical production of Aeschylus's ancient Greek tragedy directed by Mario Martone, staged at the Teatro Greco di Siracusa (Greek Theatre of Syracuse) for the Istituto Nazionale del Dramma Antico (INDA).
I Persiani
1990
Film credits
2000s · 2 titles
3.8After learning the identity of the man who killed her husband, a young widow struggles with whether to forgive the killer or avenge her husband's death
Black Sun
2007
6.8Although this sounds like a weekend like many others, in the Prior house the atmosphere is rather tense because of some nervousness on the part of individual members of the family, especially the father, Peppino, who gets angry with anyone who happens to shoot: with their children, Juliana and Roberto, and his sister, aunt Meme. Meanwhile, his wife Rosa is dedicated to the preparation of the sauce, which she will serve for Sunday's lunch, to which she invited the neighbors, the accountant Ianniello and his wife.
Saturday, Sunday & Monday
2004
1990s · 2 titles
A theatrical production of Aeschylus's ancient Greek tragedy directed by Mario Martone, staged at the Teatro Greco di Siracusa (Greek Theatre of Syracuse) for the Istituto Nazionale del Dramma Antico (INDA).
I Persiani
1990
10.0A man comes back to his hometown to attend a family wedding.
Per quel viaggio in Sicilia...
1991
1980s · 2 titles
6.9In the late 1970s and early 80s, assassinations in Sicily get the attention of Communist deputy, Pio La Torre, who appeals to General Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa to become prefect in Palermo and take on the Mafia. Dalla Chiesa approaches the job with the same focus and methods he used in hunting down the Red Brigade.
One Hundred Days in Palermo
1984
7.2Five stories center on a werewolf, a feudal landlord, peasants, a ghost, and a mother and her sons.
Kaos
1984